slowpogo
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There are several sound cards out there that use balanced 1/4" ins/outs: Echo Mia, Emu 1212m, ESI Juli@, M-Audio's cards.
My question is, will these cards accept unbalanced 1/4" cables/equipment?
Like, if I want to connect my headphone amp to the ESI Juli@, can I just run unbalanced 1/4" cables from the Juli@'s 1/4" outs to my unbalanced amp (Millett Max)?
I know the Juli@ can be switched to RCA jacks, but I have a bunch of nice cables I made/bought for my home studio that are all 1/4". And none of my equipment is balanced. Can I still use these cards that advertise balanced, TRS ins/outs?
My question is, will these cards accept unbalanced 1/4" cables/equipment?
Like, if I want to connect my headphone amp to the ESI Juli@, can I just run unbalanced 1/4" cables from the Juli@'s 1/4" outs to my unbalanced amp (Millett Max)?
I know the Juli@ can be switched to RCA jacks, but I have a bunch of nice cables I made/bought for my home studio that are all 1/4". And none of my equipment is balanced. Can I still use these cards that advertise balanced, TRS ins/outs?